26.02.2013, 19:00
UFC President Dana White sagte am Samstag das Jose Aldo nicht auf Anthony Pettis treffen wollte, gleichzeitig drohte er dem UFC Featherweight Champion mit Konsequenzen falls Aldo sich weiterhin weigern sollte auf Pettis zu treffen:
“Jose Aldo came out and said, 'There's no way in hell I'm fighting Pettis. He's absolutely refusing to fight Pettis – doesn't think he deserves the shot. Andre Pederneiras (Anmerkung: Manager von Jose Aldo) was in England and he sat down with me and Lorenzo (Fertitta) and was like, 'We don't think he deserves it.' What do you mean you don't think he deserves it? 'Well, he might be the No. 1 guy at 155, but how does that make him the No. 1 guy (at 145)?' Are you out of your fucking mind? Are you serious? Did you seriously just ask me that question? Fucking right, Aldo is gonna fight Pettis. That fight's on. He's going to fight Pettis, or he's not going to like how this is going to turn out.”
Daraufhin verhandelten beide Seiten neu, und Aldo wird nun auf Pettis treffen mit einer kleinen Stipulation, falls Aldo gewinnt wechselt er ins Lightweight und bekommt am Ende des Jahres einen Titlefight gegen den UFC Lightweight Champion. Sollte dann Aldo ebenfalls gewinnen waere er erst der dritte Fighter der UFC Geschichte der es schafft Title in zwei verschiedenen Gewichtsklassen zu gewinnen.
“Jose Aldo came out and said, 'There's no way in hell I'm fighting Pettis. He's absolutely refusing to fight Pettis – doesn't think he deserves the shot. Andre Pederneiras (Anmerkung: Manager von Jose Aldo) was in England and he sat down with me and Lorenzo (Fertitta) and was like, 'We don't think he deserves it.' What do you mean you don't think he deserves it? 'Well, he might be the No. 1 guy at 155, but how does that make him the No. 1 guy (at 145)?' Are you out of your fucking mind? Are you serious? Did you seriously just ask me that question? Fucking right, Aldo is gonna fight Pettis. That fight's on. He's going to fight Pettis, or he's not going to like how this is going to turn out.”
Daraufhin verhandelten beide Seiten neu, und Aldo wird nun auf Pettis treffen mit einer kleinen Stipulation, falls Aldo gewinnt wechselt er ins Lightweight und bekommt am Ende des Jahres einen Titlefight gegen den UFC Lightweight Champion. Sollte dann Aldo ebenfalls gewinnen waere er erst der dritte Fighter der UFC Geschichte der es schafft Title in zwei verschiedenen Gewichtsklassen zu gewinnen.